64 HISTORY OF 



In a word; we find the christians much more 

 depraved in their morals than we are — and we judge 

 from their doctrine by the badness of their Hves. 



Shortly after Governor Gookin's visit to the Indians^ 

 he sent two messengers, Col. John French and Henry Wor- 

 ley, to them. After a friendly interview, they returned ta 

 Philadelphia, and laid before the board of comicil, hi. 

 session, June 16, 1710, their report* 



''M Conestogo, June S, 1710. 



Present : — ^John French, Henry Warley, Iwaagenst?- 

 Terrutanaren and Teonnotein, chiefs of the Tiiscaroroes, 

 Civility, the Senegues kings, and four chiefs of the na« 

 tions with Opessa, the Shawanois king. 



The Indians were told that according to their request,, 

 we were come from the Governor and Govermnent, to 

 hear what prosposals they had to make anent a peace, 

 according to the purport of their embassy from their own 

 people. 



They signified to us by a belt of wampum* which was 

 sent them from their old women, that those implored. 

 their friendship of christians and Indians of this govern- 

 ment, that without danger or trouble they might fetch 

 wood and water. 



*" Wampom or wampum, says Loskeil, is an Iroquois word 

 meaning a muscle. A number of these muscles strung to- 

 gether is called a string of wampum, which when a fathom, 

 six feet long, is termed a fathom or belt of wampum, 

 but the word string is commonly used, whether it be long or 

 short. Before the Europeans came to North America, the In- 

 dians used to make their strings of wampum chiefly of small 

 pieces of wood of equal size, stained either black or white. — 

 Few were made of muscles, which were esteemed very valua- 

 ble and difficult to make; for not having proper tools, they 

 spent much time in finishing them, and yet their work had a 

 clumsy appearance. But the Europeans soon contrived to 



